Chapter 182: The City Lord’s Confession

Chapter 182 – The City Lord’s Confession

This night, the fog had receded before the sun had even risen.

The Lying Demon’s fall from grace swore that the crisis in Harbor City had basically been lifted.

Although he hadn’t been able to put Lie on the spot yet, in Wright’s opinion, the other party was nothing more than a grasshopper after the fall, and wouldn’t be able to hop around for a few more moments.

But to this day, Wright still couldn’t discern any information about Dragon Island from the other party’s behavior.

It was hard to believe that the strange disappearance of Dragon Island had nothing to do with the Lying Demon.

Was it just a self-protective behavior of Dragon Island?

With this doubt, Wright and the others ushered in the sunrise of a new day.

Last night’s rich negative energy, although part of it was absorbed by the Lying Demon, the rest all entered Lilith’s belly.

This little demon, at night, was considered to have eaten her fill.

Right now, she was still lying on the bed, digesting yesterday’s massive amount of malice.

Although the forced ascension made her slightly injured. But the benefits of this plan of great tonic pills went down, and the benefits were multiplied several times over.

Still, there was some damage from this battle.

Wright, Emily, and Alice, all suffered injuries to a greater or lesser extent in the middle of the duel.

A day of rest and recuperation was also in order to recuperate better.

At the same time, it was to solve the final mystery.

Without eating breakfast, Wright brought along Unica, who had been hiding in the warehouse for the night, and headed towards the Lord’s Mansion in the Upper City.

Right now, the only thing he hadn’t figured out yet was the relationship between the town of Hagrow and the serial killer ghost.

Judging from the last lie demon’s behavior of discarding the murderous ghosts and pirate scimitar all together, but only keeping the fish bone sacrificial knife.

The serial killing act should still be an unknown ritual as initially deduced.

And to figure out the reason for this, the only way was to find the city lord and ask for an explanation.

“Stand still! The front is the city lord’s residence’s important land!”

When Wright arrived in front of the City Lord’s Mansion’s gate, the sentry standing guard stopped their way.

“Mr. Wright, are you here to see Lord City Lord? I wonder, have you made an appointment in advance.”

“I ……”

Before Wright could say anything, a guard hurriedly ran out from the middle of the City Lord’s mansion.

“Passing on the city lord’s message, please, Your Highness Leite, come to the city lord’s mansion to have a chat.”

Leite raised his eyebrows, to address himself as His Highness, then it seemed that the other party knew of his identity as the holy son of the Holy Light Church?

Since that was the case, then things were simple on the contrary.

The soldiers guarding the gate hastily retreated, and Wright immediately took Unica and drove straight into the City Lord’s Mansion.

The first time Unica entered the City Lord’s Mansion, she looked a little nervous.

“Don’t be afraid, I’m here. Today, we’re here to raise an offense. You are a detective! You have to branch out!”

“I …… uh!”

Unika took a deep breath, her eyes becoming much more determined.

Led by the guards, the two Wrights arrived in the study within the castle of the city lord’s residence.

The big-bellied City Lord was currently holding a book, standing at the window and looking out. And outside, there was the endless sea.

“Your Highness Wright, you’ve come. Should I say first time meeting, or again?”

Wright pulled over a chair and sat down quite spontaneously, crossing his legs.

“Lord City Lord is so elegant. Reading books and looking at the sea, the joy of life is boundless.”

“Your Highness is joking. It’s just, a useless pastime.” “Actually, I had a good impression of you at first, to be able to govern the Kedrus Harbor City in such a prosperous manner is considered a capable city lord.

Although the Upper City and the Lower City also have conflicts, but in today’s world, you are also considered to have handled these conflicts relatively well.

To be fair, before the fog appeared, the people here were living and working in peace and happiness, a remarkable political achievement.

But …… I didn’t come here today to praise you.”

Wright’s eyes narrowed slightly, and his tone became icy.

“So, am I asking, or are you just going to say it?”

The City Lord smiled, “It’s better for me to say it directly, I’m afraid that if Your Highness asks, there will be some oversight.

The matter, still has to start from thirty years ago.”

I don’t know what kind of mindset the City Lord was holding in waiting for Leite’s arrival, but he was the one who directly once upon a time, after meeting him, told him the past and the past.

Rather than a confession, it was more like waiting for so many years and finally waiting for someone to confide in.

“That year, because I had offended someone I shouldn’t have in the middle of the imperial capital of the empire, I was sent to this remote little fishing village to be the lord of the city.

At that time, Kedrus was not a decent city, but more like a small town that developed from a few small fishing villages in the vicinity.

My family’s sphere of influence wasn’t here, so it couldn’t provide me with any convenience or care.

I just started from scratch and developed this small town little by little.

Eventually, I built it into a decent seaside town.

This town is my heart and soul.

But as the city grew, naturally there were guys who wanted to pick the peach.

There are still some people in the empire who are hitting on it, and the family side thinks I’m good at what I do and wants to transfer me back into the family’s sphere of influence to use for them.

But after all this time, I’ve fallen deeply in love with the city and see it as my own child.

I don’t want to leave, but there’s no one willing to help me.

Just when I was at the end of my rope, the Sea Clan reached out to me.”

Wright immediately sat upright, “The Sea Nation? Are you sure it’s the Sea Clan?”

“Yes, and it’s also the royal family among the Sea Clan!”

The City Lord was very certain, “They easily helped me stabilize the situation and retained my position as City Lord.

But the price was that I was told to find a small fishing village that was left behind.”

Unica stood up excitedly, “Is it Hagro?”

“I didn’t know what it was called until after I found it. And the reason I haven’t been able to find it is because the outskirts of this tiny fishing village is wrapped in a thick layer of fog all year round.”

Wright raised an eyebrow, “This, this is the first time I’ve heard of it. Strange, why didn’t those people in the fishing harbor, mention the fog?”

“They live in the fishing village and never thought of leaving. Naturally, no one has ever realized that beyond the fishing village is the dense fog that covers the sky.”

The City Lord let out a light laugh, “Those mists seemed as if they were alive, and after I used all my strength, I just couldn’t go deeper into them.

I had no choice but to inform the Sea Clan of the information, hoping to get their help.

The Sea Clan quickly gave me a reply and introduced me to a powerful and mysterious team of magicians.

And assured me that with their help, I would be able to break through the mists and enter that small fishing village without any trouble.

As for what to do after entering the fishing village, you only need to listen to those magicians.

I didn’t think much about it at the time, and obediently agreed.

As a result, I didn’t expect that this move would not only cause the destruction of the fishing village of Hagro, but also push the Kedrus Harbor City, which I had built with my own hands, into the abyss of sin as well.”

(End of chapter)